At the beginning of the season it was thought by many, including myself, that Erika Tymrak would be bagging many more minutes than she currently has been. In what was both her 100th NWSL appearance overall after originally claiming the Rookie of the Year Honor in 2013, she made her first start for the Utah Royals after four substitute appearances. She certainly made the most of her chances, illustrating as she stated in the soon-to-be-released interview with the Royals FC Show, that the best part of her game is her “technical skill and ability to take on players 1 v 1.